China made the biggest purchase of U.S. corn in history on Tuesday. It’s the second massive deal that China has made for corn in less than a week. A Reuters …
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Oat growers in Northern Ag territory should be on the lookout for crown and root rot in the crop this year. Some oat fields are showing plants wilting with tillers …
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Washington, D.C. – A federal judge has struck down California’s requirement for cancer warning labels on glyphosate-based products like the weed-killer Roundup. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge William …
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Trust in America’s farmers and ranchers remains high amid the devastating blow delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new American Farm Bureau Federation poll shows 84% of Americans trust the …
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Despite challenging market factors, U.S. wheat exports for marketing year (MY) 2019/20, which ended May 31, totaled 988 million bushels, ahead of USDA’s export volume estimate of 970 million bushels. …
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House Agriculture Committee leaders sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue relaying concerns with the implementation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. …
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The Government of Vietnam recently revised Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates on several imported agricultural products, including wheat. This decision reduces Vietnam’s tariff on imported U.S. wheat (excluding durum) …
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The National Association of Wheat Growers and Representatives from Washington State are urging the Department of Agriculture to include more classes of wheat in the agency’s new farm aid program. …
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To help farmers and ranchers overcome barriers to participating in voluntary carbon markets, the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, introduced today, would establish a USDA certification program for the private …
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FSA Expands Disaster Set-Aside Loan Provision to Include COVID-19
WASHINGTON – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside (DSA) loan provision, normally used in the wake of natural disasters, to allow farmers with …